Aretha Franklin to be celebrated in tribute video at tonight’s Lions’ season opener

It was almost two years ago that Aretha Franklin, in typical fashion, brought down the house at Ford Field with her jaw-dropping rendition of the national anthem at the 2016 Thanksgiving Day game between the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings.

Franklin’s voice dominated the field to such a degree that analysts even chalked her into some stats:

Now, weeks after her death, the Motown legend will appear once again at Ford Field (or at least her presence will anyway) to ring in the Lions’ opener against the New York Jets.